Adrian and Blissfield Rail Road

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The Adrian and Blissfield Rail Road [AAR Reporting Mark: ADBF] is a Class III shortline railroad which operates 20 miles of railroad track between Adrian and Riga, in Lenawee County, Michigan. It was incorporated January 14, 1991, with company headquarters in Westland, Michigan. It also operates Lapeer Industrial Railroad, Charlotte Southern Railroad, Detroit Connecting Railroad, and Tecumseh Branch Connecting Railroad.

ADBF's railroad line is one of the oldest operating in the United States, having been originally built in 1833 by the Erie & Kalamazoo.

ADBF also operates a 5-star rated dinner train known as "The Old Road Dinner Train" in Blissfield and Charlotte.

[edit] References

Meints, Graydon M. (1992). Michigan Railroads and Railroad Companies. East Lansing, Michigan: Michigan State University Press. ISBN 0870133187.

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v • d • e Class III railroads of the United States

Current (operating)	AA, ABCR, ABS, ACWR, ADBF, AF, AGCR, AGR, AKDN, AKMD, AL, ALAB, ALM, ALY, AM, AN, ANR, AO, AOK, APNC, ARS, ATLT, ATN, ATW, AUAR, AVR, AWRR, AZER, BAYL, BB, BCR, BCLR, BDRV, BGCM, BHCR, BJRY, BKRR, BLEX, BLOL, BRAN, BS, BSV, BT, BXN, CAGY, CBEC, CBGR, CCIM, CEDR, CERA, CFER, CFNR, CGR, CHS, CHAT, CIC, CIND, CIRR, CIRY, CLC, CLNA, COEH, CORP, CRL, CSOR, CTRR, CUOH, CVSR, CVYR, CWRY, CZRY, DAIR, DCON, DLWR, DMM, DMVW, DN, DQE, DR, DRHY, DRIR, DSRR, DVS, EACH, EARY, EDW, EIRR, ELKR, ELS, ETRY, EVWR, FCRD, FGLK, FGRS, FMRC, FP, FRR, FSR, FWRY, FWWR, GBRC, GC, GITM, GNWR, GRLW, GSVR, GSWR, GWWE, HE, HMCR, HRRC, HRT, IANR, IATR, IMRR, IN, INRD, IORY, IR, ISRR, ISW, JEFW, JVRR, KBSR, KCT, KJRY, KRR, LAL, LIRC, LIRR, LCR, LDRR, LNW, LRPA, LRWN, LS, LSI, LWRR, LXVR, MB, MCR, MCRR, MCSA, MDS, MDW, ME, MET, MMID, MNA, MNN, MNNR, MPA, MPLI, MSRW, MSTR, MSWY, MTR, NBER, NCRC, NCVA, NECR, NENE, NHN, NPBL, NPR, NRI, NSSR, NYA, NYCH, NYSW, OHIC, OHPA, OHRY, OMID, OTR, OTVR, OUCH, PAM, PBL, PCN, PGR, PHL, PI, PNW, PNWR, POHC, POTB, PPU, PSAP, QRR, RBMN, RJCW, RPRC, RRCI, RRVW, RSOR, RSR, RSS, SAPT, SB, SCFE, SCXY, SDIY, SERA, SGLR, SJVR, SL, SLA, SMV, SQVR, TCBR, TCW, TLEW, TMBL, TR, TRC, TRMW, TRRA, TTR, TZPR, UTAH, VCRR, VR, VSRR, VVRR, WGCR, WKRL, WLO, WN, WNYP WPRR, WSR, WTRY, WW, YKR, YRC

Historic (fallen flag)	CKRY, DAKR, DTRR, ESHR, NFD, PSR, TIRL, TXTC, WICT

v • d • e Rail transport in Michigan

Class I railroads	Amtrak · Canadian National Railway · Canadian Pacific Railway · Conrail · CSX Transportation · Norfolk Southern Railway

Passenger transportation	Blue Water · Pere Marquette · Wolverine · SEMCOG Commuter Rail · WALLY

Short-line railroads	Adrian and Blissfield Rail Road · Ann Arbor Railroad · Charlotte Southern Railway · Delray Connecting Railroad · Detroit Connecting Railway · Escanaba and Lake Superior Railroad · Grand Rapids Eastern Railroad · Great Lakes Central Railroad · Huron and Eastern Railway · Indiana Northeastern Railroad · Indiana and Ohio Railway · Lake State Railway · Lake Superior and Ishpeming Railroad · Lapeer Industrial Railroad · Marquette Rail · Michigan Air-Line Railway · Michigan Shore Railroad · Michigan Southern Railroad · Mid-Michigan Railroad · Saginaw Bay Southern · West Michigan Railroad

History	History of railroads in Michigan · Defunct railroads